United States House elections in West Virginia (May 8, 2018 Democratic primaries)

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2018 U.S. House Elections in West Virginia

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Primary Date
May 8, 2018GOP primaries • Democratic primaries

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West Virginia's District Pages District 1 • District 2 • District 3

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## Contents

* 1 Candidates
* 1.1 District 1
* 1.2 District 2
* 1.3 District 3
* 2 Pivot Counties
* 2.1 Presidential results by legislative district
* 3 See also
* 4 Footnotes

The 2018 U.S. House of Representatives elections in West Virginia took place on November 6, 2018. Voters elected three candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. This page focuses on the Democratic Party primary election taking place in each district on May 8, 2018.

## Candidates[edit]

Candidate ballot access

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### District 1[edit]

Democratic primary candidates

* Ralph Baxter
* Kendra Fershee ✔
* Tom Payne

Did not make the ballot:

* Michael Manypenny

### District 2[edit]

Democratic primary candidates

* Aaron Scheinberg
* Talley Sergent ✔

### District 3[edit]

Democratic primary candidates

* Paul Davis
* Janice Hagerman
* Shirley Love
* Richard Ojeda ✔

Did not make the ballot:

* Steve Williams

## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no pivot counties in West Virginia. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won West Virginia with 68.5 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 26.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, West Virginia cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, West Virginia supported Democratic and Republican candidates for president equally. West Virginia favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

#### Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in West Virginia. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won four out of 67 state House districts in West Virginia with an average margin of victory of 13.9 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won one out of 67 state House districts in West Virginia with an average margin of victory of 34.4 points.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 63 out of 67 state House districts in West Virginia with an average margin of victory of 31.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 67 state House districts in West Virginia with an average margin of victory of 46.8 points.

2016 presidential results by state House district

District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin
1 | 38.66% | 59.24% | R+20.6 | 25.73% | 70.07% | R+44.3
2 | 43.53% | 53.67% | R+10.1 | 26.82% | 68.57% | R+41.8
3 | 38.13% | 59.95% | R+21.8 | 31.23% | 61.44% | R+30.2
4 | 34.84% | 62.82% | R+28 | 22.30% | 72.79% | R+50.5
5 | 37.10% | 59.96% | R+22.9 | 21.34% | 72.50% | R+51.2
6 | 24.34% | 73.40% | R+49.1 | 13.41% | 82.40% | R+69
7 | 25.92% | 71.64% | R+45.7 | 15.48% | 79.75% | R+64.3
8 | 31.00% | 67.36% | R+36.4 | 22.69% | 72.65% | R+50
9 | 28.50% | 69.28% | R+40.8 | 16.29% | 79.48% | R+63.2
10 | 35.08% | 63.29% | R+28.2 | 25.67% | 68.91% | R+43.2
11 | 35.37% | 62.24% | R+26.9 | 21.70% | 73.73% | R+52
12 | 32.85% | 64.70% | R+31.8 | 20.88% | 74.86% | R+54
13 | 37.29% | 60.44% | R+23.2 | 22.25% | 73.24% | R+51
14 | 36.92% | 60.40% | R+23.5 | 21.70% | 74.02% | R+52.3
15 | 27.42% | 71.38% | R+44 | 24.68% | 70.30% | R+45.6
16 | 45.42% | 52.58% | R+7.2 | 36.10% | 58.50% | R+22.4
17 | 41.90% | 56.20% | R+14.3 | 36.22% | 57.71% | R+21.5
18 | 33.21% | 65.14% | R+31.9 | 25.32% | 70.41% | R+45.1
19 | 34.79% | 62.73% | R+27.9 | 20.73% | 75.06% | R+54.3
20 | 28.25% | 69.59% | R+41.3 | 15.85% | 81.80% | R+66
21 | 23.29% | 74.37% | R+51.1 | 11.15% | 86.60% | R+75.4
22 | 30.74% | 66.68% | R+35.9 | 20.35% | 75.36% | R+55
23 | 34.16% | 63.17% | R+29 | 21.99% | 73.31% | R+51.3
24 | 28.83% | 68.78% | R+40 | 17.02% | 79.79% | R+62.8
25 | 21.56% | 76.17% | R+54.6 | 14.28% | 82.66% | R+68.4
26 | 35.91% | 62.18% | R+26.3 | 26.16% | 71.47% | R+45.3
27 | 25.92% | 72.27% | R+46.4 | 21.03% | 75.08% | R+54.1
28 | 26.07% | 71.78% | R+45.7 | 19.24% | 76.85% | R+57.6
29 | 25.31% | 72.92% | R+47.6 | 18.95% | 77.36% | R+58.4
30 | 39.04% | 59.30% | R+20.3 | 35.16% | 60.01% | R+24.9
31 | 21.85% | 76.00% | R+54.1 | 15.19% | 81.82% | R+66.6
32 | 36.36% | 61.52% | R+25.2 | 26.42% | 69.21% | R+42.8
33 | 33.20% | 63.50% | R+30.3 | 18.96% | 76.87% | R+57.9
34 | 41.41% | 56.61% | R+15.2 | 25.67% | 69.81% | R+44.1
35 | 44.95% | 53.41% | R+8.5 | 41.19% | 53.74% | R+12.6
36 | 43.56% | 54.69% | R+11.1 | 36.13% | 59.51% | R+23.4
37 | 71.16% | 27.03% | D+44.1 | 64.48% | 30.08% | D+34.4
38 | 33.64% | 64.92% | R+31.3 | 28.33% | 66.88% | R+38.6
39 | 29.70% | 68.75% | R+39 | 23.71% | 72.37% | R+48.7
40 | 28.91% | 69.53% | R+40.6 | 21.21% | 74.29% | R+53.1
41 | 28.54% | 69.10% | R+40.6 | 18.43% | 77.35% | R+58.9
42 | 36.07% | 61.44% | R+25.4 | 26.74% | 67.94% | R+41.2
43 | 35.02% | 62.41% | R+27.4 | 25.26% | 69.66% | R+44.4
44 | 32.49% | 64.18% | R+31.7 | 18.98% | 77.03% | R+58.1
45 | 27.22% | 70.71% | R+43.5 | 20.32% | 74.67% | R+54.4
46 | 27.10% | 70.21% | R+43.1 | 19.26% | 76.24% | R+57
47 | 29.72% | 67.43% | R+37.7 | 19.50% | 75.68% | R+56.2
48 | 37.03% | 60.90% | R+23.9 | 27.38% | 67.16% | R+39.8
49 | 33.62% | 64.28% | R+30.7 | 23.59% | 71.48% | R+47.9
50 | 41.91% | 55.61% | R+13.7 | 30.56% | 63.37% | R+32.8
51 | 44.28% | 53.14% | R+8.9 | 41.29% | 50.56% | R+9.3
52 | 28.11% | 69.35% | R+41.2 | 21.26% | 73.45% | R+52.2
53 | 25.80% | 70.92% | R+45.1 | 19.48% | 75.52% | R+56
54 | 17.22% | 80.84% | R+63.6 | 11.20% | 86.53% | R+75.3
55 | 31.26% | 66.11% | R+34.8 | 22.04% | 74.29% | R+52.3
56 | 28.78% | 68.67% | R+39.9 | 19.74% | 76.02% | R+56.3
57 | 28.38% | 69.28% | R+40.9 | 18.00% | 78.03% | R+60
58 | 31.07% | 66.90% | R+35.8 | 19.51% | 76.36% | R+56.9
59 | 33.93% | 64.29% | R+30.4 | 23.17% | 72.02% | R+48.8
60 | 31.11% | 66.98% | R+35.9 | 22.28% | 72.32% | R+50
61 | 51.56% | 46.41% | D+5.2 | 42.57% | 51.91% | R+9.3
62 | 35.57% | 62.29% | R+26.7 | 26.07% | 68.69% | R+42.6
63 | 43.32% | 54.43% | R+11.1 | 34.17% | 60.32% | R+26.1
64 | 34.54% | 63.40% | R+28.9 | 24.45% | 70.26% | R+45.8
65 | 49.54% | 48.66% | D+0.9 | 40.64% | 52.92% | R+12.3
66 | 39.60% | 58.18% | R+18.6 | 31.14% | 63.51% | R+32.4
67 | 51.50% | 46.02% | D+5.5 | 45.92% | 48.19% | R+2.3
Total | 35.54% | 62.30% | R+26.8 | 26.48% | 68.63% | R+42.2
Source: Daily Kos

## See also[edit]

* United States House elections in West Virginia (May 8, 2018 Republican primaries)
* United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2018
* United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
* U.S. House battlegrounds, 2018
* U.S. House primaries, 2018

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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Shelley Capito (R)

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David McKinley (R)

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Alexander Mooney (R)

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Carol Miller (R)

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